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WASHINGTON (PAN’s eastern city of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, because of a specific threat to the consulate there, a US official said. The

WASHINGTON (PAN region was on the path to defeat, yet his country would continue to be threatened by like-minded extremists.  “Osama bin Laden is no

WASHINGTON (PAN was not in favour of such an option after 2014.   “Only if the Afghan government chooses it, it’s certainly not our choice. It’s

WASHINGTON (PAN): The White House has strongly asserted that the main reconciliation talks would be between the Afghan government and the Taliban, but the US would

WASHINGTON (PAN office in Doha, the top Afghan ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday.  “I wish to also make clear to the international

WASHINGTON (PAN had been scheduled as yet and the officials earlier planning to travel to Qatar in this regard were still in Washington. “Because we’re

WASHINGTON (PAN announced the opening of their political office in Qatar. State Department spokesman Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Kerry called Karzai and that Qatar

WASHINGTON (PAN to hold direct talks “is an important first step”, but was quick to acknowledge a bumpy road lied ahead in the process.  “This

WASHINGTON (PAN): Leading a team of officials, Ambassador James Dobbins, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan on their reconciliation with the Afghan government, an official

Washington (PAN as soon as possible.  “I think we would agree with the statement with the qualification “as soon as possible.”  It is not going

WASHINGTON (PAN office in the Arab country as “good news”.      “It is good news,” Kerry told reporters in his first official comment on the

WASHINGTON (PAN political office in Doha as a frist significant step, urging the Karzai government to hold direct talks with them.  “Today is an important